Pvt. Errol Duran Aster Milliard, a combat engineer, died on the Fourth of July when his unit was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade.
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The Bessemer Hall of History Museum, housed in an old railroad depot, provides a colorful, eclectic, even educational stop for natives and tourists alike who visit downtown.
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Signature Homes is naming the Hoover community after Kirkman O'Neal, the founder of O'Neal Steel who bought a chunk of property off Caldwell Mill Road more than 50 years ago.
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Recent efforts to renovate the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Bessemer got a big boost Tuesday from the Bessemer City Council, which voted to allocate some block-grant funds for a feasibility study of the project
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Jefferson County Circuit Judge Mike Graffeo heard arguments in December over BJCC board appointments but has yet to rule on which three of four appointments were legal.
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Frank Couch/fcouch@al.comQ: While waiting at the traffic light on Alabama 119 to turn onto U.S. 280 east every morning, I witness at least three to five drivers who think that they are being kind by leaving a space between their car...
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